Norwegian fjords

E530118

fjord system natural geographic region

The Norwegian fjords are deep, glacially carved sea inlets along Norway’s rugged coastline, renowned for their dramatic cliffs, narrow waterways, and striking natural beauty.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Fjord Norway	5
Norwegian fjords canonical	4
Fjords of Norway	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fjord system ⓘ natural geographic region ⓘ
biodiversity	supports rich marine life ⓘ
climate	generally oceanic ⓘ
connectedTo	open sea via narrow mouths ⓘ
contains	UNESCO World Heritage Site Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Norway ⓘ
ecosystemType	marine and coastal ⓘ
extendsAlong	northern Norway ⓘ western Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedBy	glacial erosion ⓘ
formedDuring	Quaternary glaciations ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	U-shaped valleys ⓘ deep sea inlets ⓘ high relief landscape ⓘ high scenic value ⓘ narrow waterways ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ
hasFeature	hanging valleys ⓘ numerous side fjords ⓘ submarine thresholds ⓘ
hasMaxDepthOver	1000 metres in some fjords ⓘ
hasNotableExample	Geirangerfjord NERFINISHED ⓘ Hardangerfjord NERFINISHED ⓘ Lysefjord NERFINISHED ⓘ Nordfjord NERFINISHED ⓘ Nærøyfjord NERFINISHED ⓘ Romsdalsfjord NERFINISHED ⓘ Sognefjord NERFINISHED ⓘ Trollfjord NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences	local climate ⓘ settlement patterns in western Norway ⓘ
knownFor	cruise tourism ⓘ dramatic natural scenery ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ
locatedIn	Scandinavia ⓘ
locatedOn	North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Norwegian coastline NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs	iconic landscape of Norway ⓘ major tourist attraction of Norway ⓘ
tourismActivity	fjord cruises ⓘ hiking ⓘ kayaking ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
usedFor	aquaculture ⓘ fishing ⓘ marine transport routes ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tirpitz → baseOfOperations → Norwegian fjords ⓘ

Åna-Sira fjord → category → Norwegian fjords ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fjords of Norway

Dovrefjell → tourismRegion → Norwegian fjords ⓘ